outdoor

How will prioritizing citizens change your river lottery odds?

There are a few crowd-pleasing lines on river lotteries and access...just forget all the other stuff before the midterms.

Oct 6 • Kyle Frost

Why does the USDA want to remove the Roadless Rule?

What the Roadless Rule actually does, why the case for rescinding it is thin, and what this pattern of decisions represents.

Sep 9 • Kyle Frost

Simple in, simple out.

Audiences, absolutes, and what it costs when you treat your community like it can't handle complexity.

Jun 3 • Kyle Frost

Summit 2026: On Capitol Hill with the Outdoor Industry

A few thoughts from a few days spent in Washington DC with the Outdoor Industry Association.

Apr 30 • Kyle Frost

The Perfect Test For Bipartisan Conservation Just Failed

Bipartisan opposition and a "conservation caucus" couldn't stop Republican representatives from voting to expose the Boundary Waters to mining.

Jan 28 • Kyle Frost

Is AltNPS a grift or activism?

The blurry line between resistance, performance, and a merch store

Dec 9, 2025 • Kyle Frost

A Pass, a Portrait, and a Price Hike

Behind the new national park access rules: digital upgrades, political branding, and rising costs for international visitors

Nov 28, 2025 • Kyle Frost

Patagonia is a Work in Progress

What their latest report shows about the gap between Patagonia’s ambitions and the infrastructure required to support them.

Nov 18, 2025 • Kyle Frost

A Cut Switchback is the Wildest Outdoor Story of the Year

Trail running hits the big time: federal charges, political grandstanding, and presidential pardons.

Nov 11, 2025 • Kyle Frost

The Outdoor Industry is Dead

Long live the outdoor industry.

Aug 21, 2025 • Kyle Frost

The case for pragmatic conservation in a polarized world

A viral post, backlash at REI, and the launch of Nature Is Nonpartisan reveal just how fractured environmental politics have become.

Apr 3, 2025 • Kyle Frost

When public lands lose their stewards: layoffs, neglect, and the push toward privatization

Layoffs will have a significant affect on public lands and institutions this year.

Mar 6, 2025 • Kyle Frost

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